Eight persons suspected be gunmen were arrested on early hours of Tuesday by the men of the Anambra Vigilante Services (AVS) in Awka and neighbouring Communities in Central District of the State.
Angel Network News (ANN) gathered that
the AVS also recoverd some arm and armunations from the suspects.
Three of the suspected gunmen were intercepted at Amansea boundary of Anambra and Enugu States, while four other young men in their late twenties allegedly involved in snatching of phones from unsuspecting commuters in Keke Tricycles were arrested in Awka, the state capital.
The arrest followed response to the spate of killings and kidnapping that are being experienced in the area for almost a week now.
It was also gathered that the suspects were operating from outside the state and dashes out of Anambra state after successful operations.
Recall that at least Awka the state capital had recorded about 14 incidences of Kidnapping and cult related killings.
Within the period three persons who were said to have been kidnapped regained their freedom following a tip off by members of the public about their hide outs.
When contacted the State Commissioner for Homeland Matters, Chief Chikodi Anarah, who confirmed the arrest said that some information about the suspects cannot be made public as it would affect investigations and operations of security operatives.
Meanwhile the spokesman of Anambra Police Command SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the police have commenced the combing of hospitality centers in the state to fish out other criminal elements in the state.
According to Ikenga, the Police had earlier warned against harboring of cultists in the state.
“The Command has reiterated its advise to proprietors of hotels, drinking bar and other relaxation centers to be mindful of the characters of those that patronize them as government would not hesitate to close down anyone that is discovered as a take off point of operations by those criminal elements”.
